A student post by Angela Robb, MSc Museum Studies student at the University of Glasgow. Angela previously studied Zoology at the University of Glasgow. Her work placement project focuses on The Hunterian’s snake collection, including updating database records and learning about specimen conservation. In 1962, The Hunterian’s zoology section decided that one of its displays… Continue reading →
A student post by Annie Egerton, MSc Museum Studies student at the University of Glasgow. As part of the 2020-2021 MSc Museum Studies programme, the student cohort worked in small groups to produce an exhibition proposal for The Hunterian. When our group was coming up with ideas for our exhibition proposal in January 2021, in… Continue reading →
A student post by Carter Lyon, doctoral student in History of Art and Hunterian MuSE. When the Hunterian Art Gallery unveiled its re-hang in 2019, I was pleasantly surprised to see the familiar face of Anne of Austria (GLAHA:43810) in the heart of the gallery. Although at the time it had not recently been on… Continue reading →
A student post by Pigi Sakellaropoulou, PhD researcher of Early Modern Art History at the University of Edinburgh and Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH) Intern at The Hunterian on the project ‘Bridging Collections’. During these first three weeks of my SGSAH internship (1) at The Hunterian, I often wonder: “What could a beetle,… Continue reading →
A student post by Matilda Eriksson, Belén Hernáez Martín, Miyuki Sakai and Charlotte Swindell, History of Art postgraduate students at the University of Glasgow. History of Art postgraduate students at the University of Glasgow have the opportunity to work with The Hunterian to develop proposals for the Object in Focus exhibition space in the Hunterian… Continue reading →
A student post by Rose Berry, 3rd year History of Art student on work placement at The Hunterian. As a third-year English Literature and History of Art student, I had the opportunity to complete a work placement with Lecturer and Curator in Whistler Studies, Dr. Patricia de Montfort. I spent the semester researching the unrealised… Continue reading →
A student blog by Chenxiao Jin, 3rd year student of History of Art at the University of Glasgow, who has recently completed a work placement with The Hunterian and Archives & Special Collections. When I first saw the American artist James McNeill Whistler’s work in colour lithography, I thought I cannot be looking at a… Continue reading →
A student post from Hayley Lowe, Postgraduate Researcher in Geography and Earth Sciences at the University of Glasgow. On the morning of April 5th 1804, Glasgow was alerted to the sounds of a series of loud bangs, heard as far away as Falkirk. To the amazement of the locals, these noises were accompanied with a… Continue reading →
A student post by Stephanie Shakay Tierney, MSc Museum Studies (Grad Dec 2019) at the University of Glasgow. Introduction by Hunterian Education Manager, Ruth Fletcher. Reflecting on volunteering at The Hunterian both pre and during the pandemic, Stephanie Shakay Tierney, MSc Museum Studies (Grad Dec 2019) gives an insight into the professional and in this… Continue reading →
A student post by Nadine Fussi, MSc Museum Studies student at the University of Glasgow. Introduction by Hunterian Education Manager, Ruth Fletcher. In another contribution from our Student Voice team, here is a piece by Nadine Fussi, Masters student of Museum Studies. Nadine moved to Glasgow after finishing her BA in Archaeology at Freie Universität Berlin. An… Continue reading →
